AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A PRAWN
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
The iron prawn finely constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body; the claws open, the body bends and the limbs and tail move, the details finely carved
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) long
AN IRON ARTICULATED SCULPTURE OF A PRAWN
EDO PERIOD (EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
The iron prawn finely constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body; the claws open, the body bends and the limbs and tail move, the details finely carved
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) long